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Art, Identity, Inclusion: Connecting Students with DC’s Contemporary Artists with Disabilities

Step inside a working art studio and gallery where DC artists with disabilities create bold, original work! Students will explore vibrant exhibitions, hear directly from the artists during a Q&A, and discover how art... Read more

Black Boy

Black Boy is both the unashamed confession of a proud non-conformist, and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering. Wright describes his youth in the South and... Read more

Bright Before Us Like a Flame

Bring the poetry of Langston Hughes to your school for Black History Month! Bright Before Us Like a Flame is a 45-minute theatrical performance celebrating Black history and Black excellence. The performance introduces audiences... Read more

Byzantine Medallions: Power in your Hands

Explore the history of the Byzantine Empire through an arts activity making coins or seals. Far from “falling,” the Eastern Roman Empire, which we call Byzantium, continued to thrive at the crossroads of Europe... Read more

Capitol Movement’s Free Day of Dance Matinee

Capitol Movement's Free Day of Dance is a high-energy live dance performance at the Lincoln Theatre. The show features works by celebrity and local choreographers, and this season’s theme for the show is “Complexities.”... Read more

Cemetery Grave Hunter: Discover DC History

This 90-minute program asks students to explore U.S. and Washington history through the lives of those buried at Historic Congressional Cemetery. Guided by an educator, students will locate gravesites, working in small groups to... Read more

Chocolate: The Columbian Exchange in a Cup

Explore the intertwined histories of cacao and sugar across the Old & New Worlds, examining trade and culture. Students begin with a tour of the Pre-Columbian Galleries and the "Stimulant Sea" exhibit. Students will... Read more

Cinema Classroom at The Avalon – Delores

Cinema Classroom at the historic Avalon Theater offers free programming to schools and students in grades 6-12. Featured films engage students in pressing human rights and social justice issues through screenings and expert-guided discussions.... Read more

Cinema Classroom at the Avalon – Inocente

Cinema Classroom at the historic Avalon Theater offers free programming to schools and students in grades 6-12. Featured films engage students in pressing human rights and social justice issues through screenings and expert-guided discussions.... Read more

Cinema Classroom at The Avalon – There’s Something in the Water

Cinema Classroom at the historic Avalon Theater offers free programming to schools and students in grades 6-12. Featured films engage students in pressing human rights and social justice issues through screenings and expert-guided discussions.... Read more

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